July 29th, 1703

Born on July 29th, 1703

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What happened on July 29th?

July 29th, 1911

In a case later termed a "legal lynching", Will P. Brady obtained a guilty verdict and death sentence against 15-year-old León Martínez Jr., five days after his arrest for killing a white woman.

July 29th, 1981

An estimated worldwide television audience of 750 million watched the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (combined coat of arms pictured) at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

July 29th, 1954

The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings, was published by Allen & Unwin.

July 29th, 1950

Korean War: Over fears that North Korean soldiers were infiltrating refugee columns, U.S. forces concluded a four-day massacre of hundreds of civilians through shootings and air attacks near the village of Nogeun-ri.

July 29th, 1938

The Essential Commodities Reserves Act, which allowed the British government to build up reserves of essential commodities in anticipation of war, received royal assent.

July 29th, 1922

The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that up to 100 Korean workers who were constructing a hydroelectric plant on the Shinano River in Japan had been murdered and thrown into the river.

July 29th, 1914

The first shots of World War I were fired by the Austro-Hungarian river monitor Bodrog on Serbian defences near Belgrade.

July 29th, 1900

Italian-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci assassinated King Umberto I of Italy in Monza.

July 29th, 1862

American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd was arrested by Union forces after her lover turned her in.

July 29th, 1818

French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel submitted a memoir on the diffraction of light to the Royal Academy of Sciences, providing strong support for the wave theory of light.

July 29th, 1693

Nine Years' War: French troops defeated the forces of the Grand Alliance led by William III of England at the Battle of Landen in present-day Neerwinden, Belgium.

July 29th, 1014

Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Byzantine forces defeated troops of the Bulgarian Empire at the Battle of Kleidion in the mountains of Belasica near present-day Klyuch.

July 29th, 0904

Arab–Byzantine wars: Thessalonica, the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city, was sacked by Saracen raiders.

July 29th, 1921

Adolf Hitler became leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party.

July 29th, 1567

The infant James VI was crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 29th

Same year
Born in 1703

72

Robert James

British physician

*August 23rd, 1703, Staffordshire †March 23rd, 1776, London

87

John Wesley

Founder of the Methodist movement (1703-1791)

*June 17th, 1703, Epworth †March 2nd, 1791, St Luke's

78

José Francisco de Isla

Spanish writer (1703-1781)

*April 24th, 1703, Cistierna †November 2nd, 1781, Bologna

54

Jonathan Edwards

Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (1703-1758)

*October 5th, 1703, East Windsor †March 22nd, 1758, Princeton

78

Giovanni Ottavio Manciforte Sperelli

Italian cardinal

*February 22nd, 1703, Assisi †June 5th, 1781, Rome

63

Justus Juncker

German painter (1703–1767)

*July 24th, 1703, Mainz †June 15th, 1767, Frankfurt

76

Luisa Bergalli

Poet, librettist and writer

*April 14th, 1703, Venice †July 18th, 1779, Venice

65

Cajsa Warg

Swedish housekeeper and author

*March 23rd, 1703, Örebro †February 5th, 1769, Stockholm

59

John Theodore of Bavaria

Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal

*September 3rd, 1703, Munich †January 27th, 1763, Liège

54

Christoph Timotheus Seidel

German theologian and professor

*September 20th, 1703, Schönberg †May 30th, 1758, Helmstedt

59

Nicolas René Berryer

French jurist (1703-1762)

*March 4th, 1703, Paris †August 15th, 1762, Versailles

72

William Battie

British physician

*September 1st, 1703, Devon †June 13th, 1776, London

80

Jean-François Séguier

French astronomer and botanist (1703-1784)

*November 25th, 1703, Nîmes †September 1st, 1784, Nîmes

39

Christian Weise

German theologian

*October 5th, 1703, Leipzig †April 25th, 1743, Leipzig

56

James DeLancey

Chief justice, lieutenant governor, and twice acting governor of the province of New York

*November 27th, 1703, New York City †July 30th, 1760, New York City

57

Franz Christoph Janneck

Austrian painter (1703-1761)

*October 3rd, 1703, Graz †January 13th, 1761, Mariahilf

71

Levin Friedrich von Bismarck

German politician (1703-1774)

*October 3rd, 1703, Krevese †October 15th, 1774, Tangerhütte

64

Antoine Deparcieux

French mathematician

*October 28th, 1703, Peyremale †September 2nd, 1768, Paris

61

Gilbert Tennent

American minister

*February 5th, 1703, County Armagh †July 23rd, 1764, Philadelphia

66

Guillaume-François Rouelle

French chemist (1703-1770)

*September 15th, 1703, Mathieu †August 3rd, 1770, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1703 is a normal year and no leap year.

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